Wednesday, December 24, 2008

I found this great article about a man that regained the ability to walk with spinal decompression.Read article click hereThis article makes me think of a patient that I am currently treating.She is 65 with severe spinal stenosis and needs a wheelchair because walking more than 5 feet was painful.She has undergone 12 visits of decompression on the DRX 9000 and now she is able to stand without pain and walk several blocks with no pain. She is also regained strength and stability by using the PowerPlate.www.drshoshany.com

Paralyzed man regains use of legs

By MICHELE MARCOTTEThe Daily Sentinel

Monday, December 22, 2008

Dr. Florencio Singson describes him as a success story.

Jerry Mason, a 66-year-old Parkinson's disease patient, lost the use of his legs nearly two years ago. But he has regained the ability to walk following a 40-course-treatment of Intervertebral Differential Dynamics — a noninvasive spinal decompression treatment that stretches the discs of the back — followed by laser acupuncture.

Christy Wooten/The Daily SentinelA trained staff member at Dr. Florencio Singson's office performs laser acupuncture to the back of Jerry Mason's leg. Mason, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, lost the use of his legs two years ago, but recently began to walk again as a result of acupuncture and spinal decompression.

Mason, seated inside Singson's Nacogdoches office on a recent Thursday, explained that regaining the use of his legs has been a gradual process.

"I'm limited in how far I can walk," he said. "I can make three laps around the house and then I'm done ... But it's been great."

Mason said approximately two years ago, back pain caused from two herniated discs slowly reduced his ability to move, and eventually hindered him completely from walking.

He said he relied almost entirely on his wife, Judy, to get him from one place to the other.

"I couldn't even go to the kitchen to make a sandwich because halfway through getting the mayo on there, I'd go down," he said.

His doctors recommended surgery, but warned Jerry that it would be a long procedure, requiring the insertion of steel rods, and he might not survive.

Judy said just about that time, she saw an advertisement for Dr. Singson which read, "Tired of living with neck and back pain?"

Having spinal complications of her own, she set up an appointment for herself and Jerry, who continued to suggest his paralysis stemmed from back problems.

Judy said during Jerry's treatments, which were Monday through Friday, Jerry would be placed on this long table-like contraption with something holding his chest and hips.

Singson said the spinal compression stretches the spine, enabling herniated discs to realign through oscillation. He noted that heat and massage are also incorporated into the computer-based treatment.

Judy said her husband began the spinal decompression treatments in August, and after a few weeks she began to notice a change.

"One day it just got easier for me to pull him out of the chair," she said, adding that she used to move her husband by pulling on a thick white strap he wore across his chest.

So after Jerry completed his last decompression treatment, Singson started him on acupuncture once a week. The acupuncture treatments, which lasted about 30 minutes, were painless, according to Jerry.

"Most of the time he just slept," Judy said with a laugh.

Singson started with the back of Jerry's legs to help improve nerve function, and has plans to move up to the hands later. The laser, which resembles a reflex hammer, is connected to a large box where adjustments can be made for frequency and time. Singson, a native of the Philippines, became familiar with the practice while in medical school, following a doctor who had learned acupuncture techniques while in China. When he moved to the United States, Singson received acupuncture certification from the University of California Irvine.

Singson said when Jerry began the acupuncture treatments, his staff would need to help Jerry onto the table, but one day, after several weeks of treatments, Jerry was able to do it by himself, and began to walk soon thereafter.

"For him to be able to do so much, it just makes you feel kind of good," Singson said, as he supervised members of his staff perform laser acupuncture on Jerry. "He's just doing great."

Singson said it is unknown how long Jerry will have to continue acupuncture, or if he will ever regain enough leg movement to be able to walk without a walker.

The word sciatica is used by most people suffering leg pain. Many low back pain sufferers can also suffer from sciatica. Even though the term is used frequently many other conditions can be mistaken for sciatica.

The sciatic nerve is made of several spinal nerves combining together as they exit the spine. This nerve travels down the posterior thigh and splits into 2 nerves at the knee. Pain caused by sciatic irritation most often starts in the lower back and radiates down the back of the leg and into the calf or foot. Sensations may include burning, stabbing, shooting and numbness. If the pain is high enough difficulty with movement or straightening the leg is often seen.

The sciatic nerve is typically irritated from a herniated or bulging disc in the spine. This occurs when either by direct compression or chemical irritation from the inflammatory process.

The accurate diagnosis of sciatica is quite easy to make. A series of orthopedic and neurological tests are performed to determine the involvement of the sciatic nerve. If the diagnosis is made then I usually order an MRI to determine the cause.

Many different approaches are used to treat sciatica. In most cases the symptoms are the only thing addressed and not the actual cause. That is why in my opinion spinal decompression is the best choice, because it actually works to fix the underlying cause which is the disc. By reducing the pressure in the disc, the herniated material is drawn back into the disc and away from the nerve relieving the pain and soothing the irritated nerve.

Sciatica pain sufferers need to be aware of the consequences of not dealing with the actual cause of their pain. It is important to see a qualified professional to get at the root cause of your discomfort, especially if you have had sciatica before. Studies confirm that you are highly likely to experience another episode of sciatica if you only deal with the pain and not the reason behind it.Dr. Steven Shoshany a Chiropractor in NYC specializes in delivering Non-surigcal spinal decompression.Visit website at www.drshoshany.com

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Spinal decompression in Manhattan- Pain Relief I pulled a recent ad that appeared in the NY Post on 12/03/08 for a spinal decompression doctor that uses the DRX 9000.I found a similar ad for a Chiropractor in Ohio.I have been a advocate of Non-surgical spinal decompression utilizing the DRX 9000.www.drshoshany.com

Back Surgeons Laughed At My New Disk MachineUntil My First Patient…Finally, A Breakthrough In The Treatment Of Back Pain And Sciatica Caused By Bulging, Herniated, Or Squashed DiscsWe believe the greatest back pain breakthrough of our century that this doctor has seen is NOT surgery,but a little-known, state of the art technology that’s safe, painless and has recently become available inWilmington.Wilmington - My name is Dr. Wayne Albain and the following is a true story.1181732Wilmington - My name is Dr.Wayne Albainand the following is a true story.A very well known area surgeon told one of myvery first patients… “That won’t hurt you, butit’s not going to help”. Those were the words ofthis well known surgeon.He was referring to my new disc machine thatreduces and eliminates the back pain and sciaticpain out of those with disc problems.I really could not believe that a surgeon wouldmake that comment about a new treatment theyobviously knew nothing about.Back SurgeonWas DeadWrong!Lucky for my patient, he chose to take myadvice. After a thorough examination, I determinedhe was a candidate for Non-SurgicalDecompression.I recommended a course of treatments thatlasted five weeks and to my patient’s puredelight, the severe back pain he had been takingdrugs for was going away.By the end of his treatment, he was totally painfree! He was pain free and off the pain medicationsfor good.Do You Have A Disc Problem?If you experience any of the following in yourback or neck, chances are your pain is due to adisc bulge, herniation or degeneration:1. A vice squeezing your back2. Sitting causes back or leg pain3. Stabbing pain at the belt line or in your neck4. Can’t turn over in bed without hurting5. Numbness in your toes and fingers6. Fire down your legs7. Searing pain radiates into your arm8. Prickling in your thighFinally, Some Good NewsIf you’ve been suffering with back pain orarm/leg pain caused by a disc bulge, disc herniation,or squashed or compressed discs.It’s all because of 14 recent medical studies onspinal decompression.Until recently, the only advice for many of yousuffering in pain was to try what you’ve beentold:1. Try exercising2. Try physical therapy3. Try pain medications4. Try muscle relaxers5. Try pain shots6. Try dangerous back surgery7. Just live with itIf you’re like most, none of these have workedfor you or you are afraid of what could happenif you do try some of these. Exercising makesyou hurt more, pain medications and muscle relaxerscover up the problem and give you sideeffects. Pain shots can cause more pain, don’twork or don’t last very long or FIX the problem,back surgery didn’t work or made youworse. Or maybe you were one of the luckyones that back surgery actually helped, but nowthe problem is back with a vengeance.Whatever your situation, you owe it to yourselfto check into a Breakthrough ComputerizedNon-Surgical Treatment for back pain and sciaticor leg pain caused by a bulging, herniatedor squashed disc or discs. It has helped hundredsof people who were suffering just likeyou. This new treatment machine I’m callingmy squashed disc machine.How Do Discs Go Bad?Over time the discs in your back tend to getsquashed or compressed, especially if you’veplayed certain sports when younger or have ajob that requires lots of sitting or standing inone place for long periods of time. Caraccidents, lifting things, very physical jobs justto name a few.It’s kinda like a cookie with cream filling, andthe cream filling will start to ooze out frombetween the sides of the cookie if pressure isapplied on top of the cookie (like gravity on ourspines).Eventually this happens to a lot of us. Statisticsare something like over 80% of Americans willsuffer with back pain sometime in their life.Back to my new computerized squashed discmachine.You’re probably wondering how thisnew machine works.How Does This MachineWork?Haven’t you ever had the thought…“Gosh, ifsomebody could just pull me apart…I wouldfeel a whole lot better”.Yeah, I know you have.And it kinda makes a bit of sense.Well someone else, actually a medical manufacturer,back pain specialists, neurosurgeonsand engineers have come up with just that. Amachine that gently pulls you apart, stretchesthe disc to a certain point that causes a drop inpressure inside the disc (like a little vacuum inthe middle of the cream filling) causing thecream filling to suck back in!In my clinic, I’ve successfully treated hundredsof patients with spinal decompression so there’sno reason your back problem should be anydifferent.In fact, I am so confident we can help you, I’mwilling to back it up…but not with emptypromises.Yes, a real old-fashioned satisfaction guarantee…but there’s one small catch…for your benefit.You see, there’s a very small percentage offolks we can’t help.And that’s why I am offering for the next 7days…The FREE 19-Point“Squashed-Disc”Qualifying ExamThat’s right, no charge and we won’ttry to sell you anything. But you willfind out if you are a candidate for thisrevolutionary new therapy. You won’tbe left wondering if it’s something thatcould have eliminated your pain.During the exam (a $250.00 value),we’ll check out your ligaments, muscles,hips, pain index, reflexes, discs,tendons, spine, pelvis, x-rays, MRI’s,flexibility, motion, balance, & nerves.Offer Good for Next 7 DaysPLUS with QualifyingInsurance 3 TreatmestsAt No Cost To You!Call Today!SPACE IS LIMITED!937-655-8600Albain Chiropracticand RehabWayne R. Albain D.C.120 Fairway Drive,Wilmington, OH 45177*Free Spinal exam. Free x-rays (if indicated).Does not include further consultation, x-rays, or care.